Vaira Nenjam Explained

Vaira Nenjam
Director:C. V. Sridhar
Producer:C. V. Sridhar
Starring:Sivaji Ganesan
Padmapriya
Cinematography:P. Rajagopal
Editing:N. M. Shankar
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:Chitralaya
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Vaira Nenjam is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[1] written, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmapriya, R. Muthuraman and K. Balaji. It is a remake of Sridhar's own 1973 Hindi film Gehri Chaal. The film was released on 2 November 1975.

Cast

Production

After the failure of his previous directorial Alaigal (1973), Sridhar decided to make an action film with Ganesan in lead role after Sridhar felt audiences were being more receptive to action films than classic films. The film was titled Hero 72,[2] [3] with Sridhar opting to make it a Tamil-Hindi bilingual, with Jeetendra starring in the Hindi version that was later titled Gehri Chaal. Production on the Tamil version that was later titled Vaira Nenjam progressed slowly because of call sheet issues of Ganesan; Gehri Chaal was completed and released much earlier. In between the delays, Sridhar made Urimaikural (1974) starring M. G. Ramachandran.[4]

Soundtrack

All songs were composed by M. S. Viswanathan and penned by Kannadasan.[5] The song "Sentamizh Paadum" attained popularity.[6]

Release and reception

Vaira Nenjam was released on 2 November 1975.[7] [8] Kanthan of Kalki said the film, despite its title, was not lustrous like a real diamond.[9] Arthur Paris from Film World wrote, "The film has no soul, no life and is at once dull, pedestrian and moronic".[10] The film was successful only with B and C centre audiences.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Raman . Mohan . Mohan Raman . 1–15 November 2008 . An auteur no more . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213219/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2014/otherstories.html . 3 March 2016 . 17 June 2021 . . XVIII.
  2. News: நரசிம்மன் . டி.ஏ. . 22 November 2018 . சி(ரி)த்ராலயா 43: 'அவசர நிலை'யில் ஒரு நாடகம்! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195826/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/144709-43.html . 24 June 2021 . 17 June 2021 . . ta.
  3. Web site: நரசிம்மன் . டி.ஏ. . 21 December 2018 . சி(ரி)த்ராலயா 46: கமலின் விருதும் ரஜினியின் அன்பும் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211101111008/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/149804-46.html . 1 November 2021 . 4 May 2022 . . ta.
  4. ஸ்ரீதர் . டைரக்டர் . C. V. Sridhar . 27 September 1992 . பெருந்தன்மைக்கு ஒரு எம்.ஜி.ஆர்! . live . https://archive.today/20230129104052/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-27/page/n57/mode/2up . 29 January 2023 . 16 December 2022 . . 56–57 . Ta . Internet Archive.
  5. Web site: Vaira Nenjam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630050010/https://mossymart.com/product/vaira-nenjam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ . 30 June 2022 . 30 June 2022 . Mossymart.
  6. Web site: 26 June 2020 . ஜூன் 24: மங்கலச் சொற்களின் நயாகரா! – கவியரசர் கண்ணதாசன் 93-ம் பிறந்த நாள் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210716114533/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/561215-birthday-of-kavirasar-kannadasan.html . 16 July 2021 . 16 July 2021 . . ta.
  7. Web site: நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814054109/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp . 14 August 2016 . 9 February 2023 . . ta.
  8. Web site: 171–180 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140917013613/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp18.htm . 17 September 2014 . 9 September 2014 . nadigarthilagam.com.
  9. காந்தன் . 21 December 1975 . வைர நெஞ்சம் . dead . https://archive.today/20220727130202/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1975/dec/21-12-1975/p55.jpg . 27 July 2022 . 4 May 2022 . . 55 . ta.
  10. Paris . Arthur . 1976 . Decline and Fall of Sridhar . 4 May 2022 . Film World . 8–9 . 12.
  11. Web site: 22 August 2019 . எம்ஜிஆர் 4, சிவாஜி 8, கமல் 10 – 75ம் வருட ப்ளாஷ்பேக் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114073522/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/512470-mgr-sivaji-kamal.html . 14 January 2021 . 16 July 2021 . . ta.